Happy Independence Day

July 4th, 2009 at 3:26 am by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog, Weather

Just a quick note to say “Happy Fourth of July” and Happy 233rd birthday U.S.A. Hope you have the best Fourth ever. I’ll be at the pre-show and fireworks in downtown G.R. Say “hi” if you see me.  I’m scheduled to talk to the crowd on the lawn at 7:45 PM. Stay safe, again thanks for reading Bill’s Blog!

28 Responses to “Happy Independence Day”

  1. Bob P. :o) St.Johns says:

    Happy Independence Day

  2. Jerry (Lansing) says:

    Happy Fourth everyone! Enjoy the holiday and keep it safe.

  3. Pauline (Leonard and Wilson) says:

    Happy Fourth of July everyone!

  4. fixxxer says:

    happy 4th to all, looks like another cloudy, colder day today! wheres the heat & sun bill?

  5. Harold says:

    Bill, you said it was going to be a sunny nice weekend, you can’t predict weather for crap, 9 and 10 News is much more accurate NORTHERN MICHIGAN”S NEWS LEADER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. eeeeeee says:

      THEN WHY ARE U HERE

    2. HAROLD DUDE U OK?

  6. Mary says:

    Thursday night – not even worth mentioning rain for the 4th – high of 75? Friday night – all that was talked about was the rain. And now, it’s raining. I’m switching to someone that can forecast. Why all the misses? I especially watch for Wednesday’s weather – golf league night. On Thursday it showed 82, Friday 85. What will it show tonight?

    1. fixxxer says:

      i think bill needs to invest in better computers!

  7. Jeremy says:

    Happy Independence Day! I cna’t wait for the fireworks downtown. It will be my first time there. Hopefully it will clear up a bit?

    1. fixxxer says:

      i see a ton of rain headed our way, they may be canceled!

  8. Slim Jim(nw GR) says:

    Happy 4th of July, even thought it feels and looks more like Columbus day or Memorial day. I know it may not be that unusual but while going for my walk I have notice that there are dandelions flowering I seen them later in the fall but really can not remember seeing so many in mid summer.
    SlimJim

  9. fixxxer says:

    yeah im done watching woodtv, it’s cold & cloudy again, where the hell is the sun today? you guys need to seriously start to forecast weather more accurately.

    1. Bob P. :o) St.Johns says:

      sniff, we will miss you whinner, not!

      1. eeeeeee says:

        lmao

    2. eeeeeee says:

      fixxer this is cold ?????? seems nice out almost warm

  10. Tyler says:

    This was the nicest 4th of July weather wise here in 4 years. Beautiful night for fireworks. I hate it when its over cause you see so many people here in a small community in the U.P. that you havent seen in years. Hope the 4th was good down in G.R. as well.

    1. Bob P. :o) St.Johns says:

      Just a awesome night for the fireworks! Our small community must of spent a “couple” xtra dollars this year, was a non stop show! Perfect night!

  11. Harold says:

    Fireworks are the biggest waste of money ever, there are people starving all over the world and we throw thousands of dollars up into the sky, and when all is said and done after the short show there is nothing but trash and litter and polluted air. I think Americans need to re-evaluate things, look at the economy, look at all the foreclosed houses, look the roads, and on and on, is this something that we really NEED to do?!?

    1. Jay S.(US 31/I-96 Junction - Muskegon County) says:

      Yea, I think it is something we really need to do. It brings the community together, they are always nice to look at, and well…it’s just fun. Try having fun sometime Harold….you might like it. It’s better than complaining about everything.

    2. HAROLD GET THE BIG PITCHER FIREWORKS BRING PEOPLE OUT! THOUSANDS SURE! PEOPLE SPEND CASH AT THE FIREWORK SHOW! CASH + CITY = GRAND RAPIDS HAPPY! HOLIDAYS ARE MONEY MAKERS! HAROLD SUPPORT YOUR CITY YOUR HOLIDAYS! YOUR ECONOMY OUT LOOK HAS NOTHING 2 DO WITH A LITTLE F U N MY FRIEND !!!!! NEXT TIME YOUR AT INDY TRY A INDYDOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    3. KW says:

      How does this have anything to do with the weather Harold?? You complain about the weather now about fireworks. Get real! Exactly what INDYDOG says it is good for the economy. Spending money is good for the economy. I think the weather was fantastic for the 4th this year. On another note. We were at the Grandville fireworks and saw a small orange ball in the sky around the time it was getting dark. Then it just disappeared. I have no idea what it was and was wondering if someone else had noticed it too. We had probably 20 people looking at it and noone could figure it out????

      1. eeeeeee says:

        KW YA I SEEN THAT ALSO LOOKED PRETTY FREAKY IM JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN GR

    4. eeeeeee says:

      HAROLD MAYBE IF U WOULD STOP VOTEING THE WAY YOU DO THINGS WOULD GET WAY WAY BETTER

  12. KW says:

    eeeeeeeee. Yea it sure was freaky. We all just kind of stopped and looked at it. No one knew what to make of it. I still dont have a clue.

  13. Jevon Murphy (Dalton Township) says:

    Bill…Did you have a Happy 4th of July?

    1. Bill says:

      No, my beer got warm, I got burnt by a sparkler, and the cold water shrunk my pee-pee

  14. pipe hitter says:

    Where is Jennifer K?

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